The 16 dog parks we hold within 25 km of Timaru, each with what the council actually says about the fence. None carry a council statement that the whole area is fenced, though one says something about a fence either way.
Most of these have no fencing statement at all. That is the honest state of the record, not a gap we have papered over: councils publish where dogs may go off the lead far more often than they publish whether the place is enclosed. Where a page says nothing, we say nothing, and you should walk in on the lead and look.
Part fenced (1)
The council describes a fence around part of the area, not around all of it. The quote below is what it actually says, and where the fenced part starts and stops is the bit to read on the sign at the gate.
Timaru Dog Park (Leckie Street Dog Park)
CanterburyPartly fenced
Council: "The dog park covers about two hectares, making it one of the larger dog parks in the South Island. Features include: seating…
We hold no fencing statement at all for these, so treat them as open ground. Not stated is not the same as not fenced, and we are not going to guess which one it is.
Ashbury Park
CanterburyFencing not stated by the council
Urban park. Note the adjoining "Ashbury Park Sportsfields" are mapped by council as a Prohibited Public Place (the playing/training surface)
"You can exercise your dog off the leash in the following areas: Timaru, Ashbury Park" (dog-exercise-areas page); Dog Control…
Not one we can confirm. None of the 16 dog parks we hold near Timaru carry a council statement that the whole area is fenced. One is described as part fenced, or have a fence line mapped with nothing confirming it encloses the dog area. Walk in on the lead and look before you unclip.
Where this comes from. Fencing is read off each council’s own dog park pages and dog control policies, with additional locations from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Last refreshed 2026-09-07. Nobody has reviewed or endorsed these pages: we read what is published and cite it. The sign at the gate carries the final word, and a council can change a rule the week after we read it. If we have something wrong, tell us and we will recheck it.Full attribution